Real-time measurement of small molecules directly in awake, ambulatory animals.

TitleReal-time measurement of small molecules directly in awake, ambulatory animals.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsArroyo-Currás N, Somerson J, Vieira PA, Ploense KL, Kippin TE, Plaxco KW
JournalProc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Volume114
Issue4
Pagination645-650
Date Published2017 01 24
ISSN1091-6490
KeywordsAnimals, Aptamers, Nucleotide, Biosensing Techniques, Cattle, Humans, Limit of Detection, Male, Pharmaceutical Preparations, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Small Molecule Libraries
Abstract

The development of a technology capable of tracking the levels of drugs, metabolites, and biomarkers in the body continuously and in real time would advance our understanding of health and our ability to detect and treat disease. It would, for example, enable therapies guided by high-resolution, patient-specific pharmacokinetics (including feedback-controlled drug delivery), opening new dimensions in personalized medicine. In response, we demonstrate here the ability of electrochemical aptamer-based (E-AB) sensors to support continuous, real-time, multihour measurements when emplaced directly in the circulatory systems of living animals. Specifically, we have used E-AB sensors to perform the multihour, real-time measurement of four drugs in the bloodstream of even awake, ambulatory rats, achieving precise molecular measurements at clinically relevant detection limits and high (3 s) temporal resolution, attributes suggesting that the approach could provide an important window into the study of physiology and pharmacokinetics.

DOI10.1073/pnas.1613458114
Alternate JournalProc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.
PubMed ID28069939
PubMed Central IDPMC5278471
Grant ListF31 CA183385 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States